Global D-Prize Competition Grant

The Global D-Prize Competition aims to alleviate extreme poverty by seeding social impact organizations in low-and-middle income countries. With grants of up to $20,000, it supports entrepreneurs launching new ventures. Applicants are encouraged to distribute existing, evidence-based poverty interventions. The competition targets areas such as health, education, and livelihoods, fostering innovative solutions. D-Prize seeks to make high-impact products universally accessible and believes that social enterprises can effectively address pressing needs in communities.

NOTE: The Early Submission Deadline is the first stated deadline above, the Regular Submission Deadline is indicated by the middle deadline in the cycle, and the Extension Deadline is the last deadline. The Extension Deadline is limited to people who registered.
D-Prize is a grant-funded nonprofit targeting extreme poverty.
How to Apply
We award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations.
View the D-Prize Challenges below and select one of the high-impact products or services in need of greater global access.

Eligibility

D-Prize is for new organizations.Most of our awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other fundingWe will consider applications from existing organizations only if your core focus is distributing an existing and evidence-based poverty intervention.

Ineligibility

We typically will not support organizations with more than 18 months of full time operations or that have raised more than $30,000 USD in outside funding.